The Best Wedding Venues In Rhode Island
TOP SPOTS FOR A WEDDING IN RHODE ISLAND
Newly engaged and now looking for the best venues in Rhode Island? It can be a bit tricky to find the right venue. Out all the decisions in the planning process, this one is arguably the hardest one!
I’ve selected a few the most beautiful and unique ones for you. State parks, mansions, farms, vineyards, and lots of oceanfront venues for a truly unforgettable day. Scroll down and find your RI wedding venue right now!
Just a sentence or two before we dive in. I specialize in authentic and non-cheesy wedding photography on film, digital, and of course, Polaroids! I am based in Connecticut but serve Rhode Island and all of New England.
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The Bohlin
Right in the heart of Newport Harbor. The Bohlin's waterfront setting gives you soft ocean breezes, incredible views of the harbor, and casual elegance that can be brought up or scaled down. The starting price is typically only for 5 hours, additional hours and ceremony set up start at $1500.
Price: Starting at $5500
Capacity: Up to 250 guests
What I like: I absolutely love the New England coastal chic vibe and that they’re pretty much an all-inclusive venue with options.
Belle Mer
Staying with ocean views, Belle Mer is a wedding venue near Newport and Narragansett Bay. This venue offers weddings year round, with both an elevated outdoor ceremony and reception space and the Water Salon, an all-white waterfront space with endless natural light. Lastly is the Island House and loft, a smaller space on the property intended for more intimate gatherings. Couples can pair spaces or stick to one based on needs.
Price: Starting at $29,000 to $43,000 for up to 100 guests, depending on the season.
Capacity: Up to 1000 for all spaces.
What I like: Although the spaces have their own vibe and aesthetics. Brides and grooms can easily personalize as the venue is like a blank canvas.
Mount Hope Farm
Mount Hope Farm is a gorgeous historic site and wedding venue in Bristol, Rhode Island. There is an inn on the farm to allow you to have a full wedding weekend (and honeymoon?) The proximity to Colt State Park allows for even more picturesque settings for your wedding portraits!
Price: Ranges from $2500 to $5500
Capacity: Up to 600 guests
What I like: That this is a non-profit, and by booking your wedding there, you’re supporting their sustainability mission.
Aldrich Mansion
Aldrich Mansion on Narragansett Bay in Warwick, Rhode Island is an ideal venue if you want that European mansion/castle vibe for your wedding — without flying everyone over the Atlantic and spending a million on your day. The nearly 130 year old mansion has 70 different rooms and is one of the more popular wedding venues in the state.
Price: Ranges from $5,000 to $16,000
Capacity: Up to 230 guests
What I like: Old money European mansion vibes on what is essentially a budget.
Edgewood Manor Inn
Elegant and intimate, the Edgewood Manor Inn is a beautiful and luxurious bed and breakfast wedding venue in Providence. This historic Greek Revival mansion, originally constructed in 1905, offers brides and grooms a one-of-a-kind setting for ceremonies and receptions. They also have 9 rooms on the property for overnight stay.
Price: Starting at $6000
Capacity: Up to 200 guests
What I like: The warmth this venue has is incredible. Although I love summer weddings, this place is also ideal for colder months.
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center
Getting back to summer weddings, the Botanical Center at Roger Williams Park is perfect for a high season wedding. Imagine being surrounded by greenery and flowers as you say I do! With multiple ceremony spaces available for any sized wedding or elopement, this is the spot for the outdoorsy folks.
Price: Starting at $6500
Capacity: Up to 170 guests
What I like: That you barely have to decorate at all!
Roger Williams Park Casino
Want to be taken back 100 years? The Roger Williams Park Casino was originally built in 1896 and arguably has the best reception space in Rhode Island. The interiors are just insane, while also offering an outdoor ceremony space.
Price: Starting at $4800 for 50 guests
Capacity: Up to 200 guests
What I like: Think I said it already, the interior is a photographer’s dream!
The Steel Yard
Doing a full 180 here. The Steel Yard is not the traditional wedding venue, in fact, it is not a venue to begin with. It is a beautiful art center for local artists that also offers blacksmith and ceramics classes, for example. If your wedding vibe is industrial, this is the place.
Price: Starting at $1800
Capacity: From 30-1500 guests
What I like: Rustic, and not the cheesy barn type rustic. Actually cool rustic.
The Spring House Hotel
There has to be one Block Island venue on this list right? The Spring House Hotel is Block Islands’s oldest and largest hotel and wedding venue. Wedding weekends are making a huge comeback, so venues like Spring House are getting more and more popular. Not to mention that you can easily extend your stay and have your honeymoon on the island.
Price: Starting at $7000
Capacity: Up to 200 guests
What I like: Block Island.